The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 20, 2008

NEW BUSINESS
Bartronics bags Rajasthan project
Bartronics India Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the company has emerged as the lowest bidder for a smart card project in the Bhamashah Financial Empowerment Scheme of the Government of Rajasthan, bids for which were opened on May ... More

STORAGE
Sun Micro ‘bullish’ on storage market
Kolkata, May 19 The small and medium business (SMB) segment will witness “volume sales” and be the “growth engine” of storage product offerings of Sun Microsystems India Pvt Ltd. The growth in volume sales will also be ... More

OUTSOURCING
Maharashtra call centre cab drivers strike work
Pune, May 19 The one-day strike call given by the Maharashtra Call Centre Chalak Malak Sanghatana (Association of Owners and Drivers of Call Centre) passed off peacefully.Talking to Business Line, Mr Nana Kshirsagar, ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Tribunal asks DoT to explain delay in filing appeal on Tata Tele
New Delhi, May 19 The Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal on Monday asked the Department of Telecom to explain the grounds on which it was asking condonation for the delay in filing petition seeking claims of Rs 2,015 crore from Tata ... More

Airtel launches ‘dial a post-paid’ scheme
Mobile phone service provider Bharti Airtel Ltd has launched ‘dial a post-paid’ scheme that would help the existing pre-paid customers wishing to switch to post-paid connections and new customers intending to subscribe to post-paid ... More

TAXATION
Are software payments royalty or business profit, ask foreign cos
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Tech Mahindra revenue rises 29%
Mumbai, May 19 On account of making a one-time payment of $110 million (Rs 440 crore) for a prospective outsourcing deal, telecom solutions provider Tech Mahindra posted a net loss of Rs 221.4 crore for the quarter ended March ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Sierra Atlantic partners Callidus
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PIRACY
Piracy dents taxman’s demand on Microsoft
New Delhi, May 19 Microsoft enjoys a dominant position in the computer software market in India, with its operating system accounting for over 95 per cent share of India’s desktop market in 2006-07. This included Windows XP Pro, ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Nokia’s Sriperumbudur plant is ‘quality model’
Defect level at less than 1 % More

OUTLOOK
SunGard to expand India operations
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Subex launches new ROC, products
Subex Ltd, provider of operations and business support systems for communications service providers, said it would launch a new version of its Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) and new products in its revenue maximisation and fulfilment and ... More

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